https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 19:30:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515896 Tue, 05 Apr 2016 11:07:30 +0000 SweetiePie 2515896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank it until I was pregnant and even then until it made me nauseous. But in the 2nd tri I went back to a few a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515890 Tue, 05 Apr 2016 11:00:47 +0000 Bea F. Pea 2515890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was one of those people who would start out each morning with four shots of espresso, then have two cans of soda or a 32 oz unsweetened tea throughout the day.</p> <p>Now I try to keep it to a grande latte and one can of diet soda after O, and green tea and a can of diet soda before.</p> <p>I want a baby. But I NEED caffeine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515838 Tue, 05 Apr 2016 10:29:14 +0000 catlady 2515838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mand4: I hadn't seen this book before you linked to it, but I plan to pick it up now! Thanks for sharing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515836 Tue, 05 Apr 2016 10:26:40 +0000 mand4 2515836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: Amen. I loved having explanations and reasons. Any other books like it that you would suggest? It is a rare dose of sanity. Especially in light of a "new batch" of junky articles on caffeine and alcohol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515830 Tue, 05 Apr 2016 10:21:18 +0000 youboots 2515830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mand4: yes. It was my favorite pregnancy book. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515814 Tue, 05 Apr 2016 10:02:11 +0000 nana87 2515814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I def drink coffee during tww! I had intense morning sickness immediately when I first had my bfp with lo that made it super easy to give it up, since the idea of it was revolting to me anyway, haha. I eventually added a cup back in when the MS subsided. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515736 Tue, 05 Apr 2016 09:18:11 +0000 ocean81 2515736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I carry on with life as normal in the TWW, but didn't drink coffee until the very end of my pregnancy, even though my doctor said 1 cup a day was fine. I think it's all about doing what YOU feel comfortable with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515719 Tue, 05 Apr 2016 09:06:18 +0000 mand4 2515719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Related question: has anyone else read Expecting Better? (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Expecting-Better-Conventional-Pregnancy-Wrong/dp/0143125702" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Expecting-Better-Conventional-Pregnancy-Wrong/dp/0143125702</a>) </p> <p>I thought it was really helpful in looking back at actual studies (instead of articles written on them) and analyzing what they said. It also helped me understand why some things really are "off-limits" during pregnancy, and why others.... not so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515685 Tue, 05 Apr 2016 08:53:28 +0000 LuLu Mom 2515685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank until it was pink and then continued in moderation. Both my girls are healthy as can be, a little caffeine is not going to hurt an unborn child. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515626 Tue, 05 Apr 2016 08:12:48 +0000 Umbreon 2515626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we first started trying, I didn't. But after 4 months happened with no BFP, I figured it wasn't helping any so I started drinking coffee again. I only drink one cup a day though and it's more out of habit than necessity. If I had a problem with the lack of caffeine, I probably would start easing myself off, but because I can stop any time, I'm not going to bother. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515535 Tue, 05 Apr 2016 06:34:29 +0000 WinterBee 2515535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drink one cup a day and plan on continuing that throughout my pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515471 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 22:44:51 +0000 sapphire 2515471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>None of the above. I drank 1-2 cups of coffee daily through my entire pregnancy. Coffee is fine in moderation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515257 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 17:18:27 +0000 Nutella 2515257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my LO I was drinking one cup of coffee every few days prior to the bfp, with my second pregnancy last year I had been avoiding caffeine like the plague for a month prior and all through the early weeks...but that one was a loss. We are waiting to ttc again but will both be reducing coffee. My DH is a bit of a fiend with his espresso so I hope it helps us get lucky! Despite it having no bearing on our luck so far...🤔 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515256 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 17:17:07 +0000 oskarsmommy 2515256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Z OT: thanks :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515251 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 17:07:12 +0000 Mrs Z OT 2515251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If it makes you feel better, I drank coffee throughout the TWW &amp; pregnancy after IVF and I was 37 at the time. I had cut out coffee/caffeine prior to follow a fertility diet recommended by my acupuncturist &amp; RE, but took the attitude of "if it's going to stick, it's going to stick" during my TWW (though I was at least partially wracked with guilt) and drank 1 cup of regular &amp; 1 cup of decaf every day. My son was born happy, healthy, and overdue 5 months ago.<br /> FWIW the current recommendations regarding caffeine are a bit misleading. There is a correlation between high caffeine consumption in the 1st trimester and an increased rate of miscarriage, but there is no evidence that the actual consumption is what causes the miscarriages. It may just be that increased nausea &amp; accompanying intolerance of coffee is an indication of a (*statistically*) healthier pregnancy whilst women who are able to stomach a pot of coffee are likelier to have a miscarriage because the pregnancy is not going to stick no matter what. The evidence is much stronger regarding avoiding ibuprofen. Do whatever you feel comfortable with, but definitely don't unduly burden yourself with unnecessary guilt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515247 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 17:00:49 +0000 Woolly Mammoth 2515247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank coffee (1/day) the whole time I was pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515244 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 16:54:57 +0000 thepicklemonster 2515244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in the camp of drinking up to 200 mg during pregnancy and certainly during TWW! How else are you supposed to get through that wait? I needed my coffee and glass of wine lol #notsorry </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515215 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 16:16:35 +0000 youboots 2515215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Uh, I never gave up coffee during pregnancy. Unless you have a heart condition or something that you should steer clear of caffeine regardless. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515212 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 16:14:45 +0000 arosebyany 2515212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I asked my OB when I was pregnant, and he said unless I had a 6 cup a day habit, he wasn't worried. Thank god! I love me some coffee </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515197 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 15:58:53 +0000 JenGirl 2515197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank coffee throughout the 2WW, during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. I keet it under 200 most days, but don't sweat it if I go over here and there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515149 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 15:37:31 +0000 MrsKoala 2515149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't stop drinking caffeine in the TWW or in pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515145 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 15:35:21 +0000 psw27 2515145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't make any changes during the TWW. Coffee eventually grossed me out, so it was easy to cut out. Good luck!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515105 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 15:14:21 +0000 PurplePumps 2515105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I switched to only decaf for the months leading up to my ivf cycle, then totally cut it out about 2-3 weeks before starting stims and only have a decaf maybe once a week now. Everything I've read and even one of the doctors I consulted with said a cup a day is fine... but I wasn't taking any chances since one of the tests I had done required me to abstain from coffee for 3 days prior to the tests. I had a few sips of coffee and chocolate fudge the day before (didn't make the connection of fudge and caffeine) and the test results were not good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515096 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 15:09:18 +0000 pachamama 2515096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drink my normal cup and a half every day of my pregnancy. Baby is perfectly healthy at 12 weeks old :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515082 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 15:03:08 +0000 oskarsmommy 2515082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess it is because I also had a recent loss, and I am older (38) so I feel I need to make my best efforts.. Also with my son, towards the end on my pregnancy he developed a extra heartbeat (I forget the technical term) and while the specialist we saw at the time wasn't the least bit worried, he did have me remove all caffeine for the duration of the pregnancy, including chocolate.. So I guess I am still on the super cautious side.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515050 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 14:34:50 +0000 Meowkers 2515050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. And I drank it through my pregnancy. I just made sure to keep my caffeine intake to 200mg per day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2515043 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 14:29:26 +0000 catlady 2515043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't realize I was in the 2ww this time (oops) so I drank a ton. In the past, I also never bothered to reduce it during the 2ww but I would go down to maybe the equivalent of one cup of coffee per day once I got a positive. </p> <p>I just read the same article that @Autumnmama79 posted and since I've had multiple losses, I am thinking of cutting it out completely this time. Can't really help the fact that both DH and I drank a ton of caffeine beforehand though (we had no idea I was going to get pregnant). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2514982 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 14:01:33 +0000 mfa_lady 2514982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't make any changes in the TWW, but I also continue drinking moderate caffeine throughout my pregnancies. Coffee isn't super appetizing to me when I'm pregnant, so I usually do tea instead--but that works better, anyway, because I can have a couple of cups without coming close to the recommended safe limit. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2514974 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 13:57:06 +0000 Autumnmama79 2514974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I abstained b/c I had had two back to back miscarriages and was being ultra paranoid. I also happened to read this article a few weeks ago.</p> <p><a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/health/parents+pregnancy+caffeine+intake+affect+miscarriage+risk/11820779/story.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.vancouversun.com/health/parents+pregnancy+caffeine+intake+affect+miscarriage+risk/11820779/story.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-during-2ww#post-2514967 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 13:50:46 +0000 avivoca 2514967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did not make any changes during the TWW. </p>